Today is the 49th match of the IPL 2018 and between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals.

Date: Tuesday, 15th May, 2018

Time: 08:00 PM with the toss at 7:30

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

With just two games to play for each franchise its do or die time as the IPL’s group stages come to an end. The quest for a top 4 place is on everyone’s mind as teams are sweating it out in the net, chalking up new strategies and brainstorming to get their team combinations right in the final stretch of the season. And there could not be a more important match in the battle for the playoffs than the one taking place today. With Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knightriders sitting on the same points, separated only by net run rate, a win for either side could see them seal their playoff spot and leave the other behind in their dust.

RR vs KKR IPL match today, the battle which will decide the match will be KKR’s bowling against RR’s bowling. The likes of Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Tom Curran will be looking to exploit the home conditions to trouble an RR batting unit who has performed in stops and starts. Good news though for the visitors is that Jos Butler looks to have finally come alive, delivering back to back man of the match performances to guide his team to crucial victories. With Sanju Sampson on his A game since the start of the tournament, KKR will have their work cut out against a back to strength RR batting unit.

The KKR team however have no duds in their line-up as well. Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik and Robin Uthappa are well equipped with their own batting powers. Home advantage will be a big boon for KKR and we fancy them to win on the night and move ahead of RR and KXIP by 2 points.